TRS wins 9 MP seats, BJP 4, Cong 3, MIM one23 May 2019 15:01Category: Hyderabad, Top Stories Posted by Mohd Aslam Hussain Published: May 23, 2019, 8:22 pm IST Updated: May 23, 2019, 8:22 pm IST
Hyderabad: The TRS today won 9 MP seats out of 16 fought, while the BJP won four and the congress three in the polls on …

BJP makes inroads in Telangana, wrests 3 seats from TRS (2nd Lead)23 May 2019 14:47Hyderabad, May 23 (IANS) Making inroads in Telangana, the BJP wrested three seats from the TRS and retained one seat while the Congress also wrested two seats from the ruling party and retained one.
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), which was hoping for …

Bets with high stakes on results eve23 May 2019 04:24As the D-day for declaration of results of the Parliament polls draws closer, punters are betting big on the fortunes of parties and contesting candidates with Hyderabad as their base.
The bettings are mainly over whether YSRC president Y.S. Jaganmohan …

Thundershowers soak Hyderabad city22 May 2019 10:43Hyderabadis heaved a sigh of relief on Tuesday as the city received brief but intense spell of rain towards the evening, which provided the much needed respite from heat. Many areas in and around the city were drenched in the unexpected thunder showers …

SSC results: Bhadradri pass rate up, but rank unchanged16 May 2019 06:18For the second year in a row, the tribal dominated district stands at 29th position in the overall pass percentage of the SSC public examinations in the State. The results were announced on Monday.
The district registered 84.10% pass percentage this year, …

K Chandrasekhar Rao to take call on TRS aspirants for ZP chiefs15 May 2019 20:36Hyderabad: With the completion of polling for the ZPTC and MPTC elections, the TRS top leadership is now concentrating on selecting candidates for the posts of Zilla Parishad chairmen in the 32 districts in the state.
Chief Minister and TRS president K. …

Hyderabad may witness thunderstorms, gusty winds11 May 2019 08:24Category: Hyderabad, Top Stories Posted by Sameer Published: May 11, 2019, 1:44 pm IST Updated: May 11, 2019, 1:44 pm IST
Hyderabad: Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana may witness thunderstorms and gusty winds till 14th May. It will be a relief for …

Karnataka releases water from Narayanpur dam10 May 2019 05:33Irrigation authorities of Karnataka have started releasing water from Narayanpur dam in Yadgir district to Jurala reservoir in Jogulamba-Gadwal district from Wednesday night to meet the drinking water needs in the combined Mahabubnagar district.
According …

Rise in C-sections result of family compulsion?10 May 2019 05:15By Express News Service
HYDERABAD: The drastic increase in Caesarean section deliveries in the State is no secret. Almost 40 per cent of the deliveries in public hospitals is through the Cesarean procedure.
The advised percentage by the World Health …

Rural banks to be merged in TS, AP10 May 2019 02:15A merger of regional rural banks (RRBs) in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, as part of a nationwide exercise by the Centre aimed at consolidation and making such entities stronger will happen this fiscal.
The move will bring down the number of RRBs in the two …

Fall armyworm threat to crops in Adilabad08 May 2019 08:07Agriculture scientists and environmentalists predict that the deadly pest, fall armyworm (FAW), could turn out to be a scourge for farmers in former undivided Adilabad district in the coming crop seasons. The pestilence, which had primarily attacked maize …

Hyderabad: Head of gold trading firm arrested07 May 2019 21:05 uring the investigation, it was found that Mr Saini started the company in 2016. He used to collect old gold ornaments and cash from jewellery shops in Secunderabad, Mahabubnagar, Kalwakurthy and Acchampet areas, on the pretext of providing gold biscuits …

New record in property tax collection06 May 2019 12:20In a record-breaking feat, a dozen Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across Telangana collected 100% property tax of the demand raised in the financial year 2018-19 while another 25 of them collected up to 98%! The tax collection of 25 more municipalities was to …

Karnataka to release Krishna water for Telangana03 May 2019 12:56Category: News, Telangana Posted by sana Published: May 03, 2019, 5:54 pm IST Updated: May 03, 2019, 5:54 pm IST
Hyderabad: The government of Karnataka has decided to release 2.5 thousand million cubic feet (TMC) water from Narayanpur reservoir across …

Man abuses K Chandrasekhar Rao on Facebook, held30 Apr 2019 21:32Hyderabad: The Cyber Crime Police, Hyderabad, has arrested a Chirpa Naresh of Mahabubnagar who has allegedly made abusive comments against Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and MP K. Kavitha on social media.
The complaint filed by state …

Thunderstorm warning for Telangana, Andhra Pradesh18 Apr 2019 16:58Hyderabad, April 18 (IANS) The Indian Meteorological Department on Thursday issued thunderstorm warning to both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for the next four days.
Thunderstorm, accompanied with gusty winds up to 40 to 50 km per hour, and lightning is …

In India, a Renewed Fight Against Leprosy17 Apr 2019 07:09Three years ago, Siddamma’s mother-in-law developed pale patches on her arms. But Siddamma, 32, did not get along with her, and did not pry. A year or so later, she noticed that her husband had similar marks on his back — but he was on a rare visit home …

Telangana: Ten NREGS workers Buried alive, as Earth Collapses15 Apr 2019 13:40Hyderabad: In a ghastly accident, ten workers were buried alive when a mound of earth collapsed on them at a hillock on the outskirts of Teeleru village of Marikal mandal, Narayanpet district, about 150 kilometers from here this morning.
Reports reaching …

Over 1,630 news items identified as suspected ‘paid news’06 Apr 2019 02:34The State election authority, the Chief Electoral Officer’s office, has identified 1,636 news items in different newspapers and channels as suspected “paid news” till Thursday.
The Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency topped the list with as many as 255 …

HoD at Osmania Medical College in ACB net for taking bribe05 Apr 2019 04:12Anti-Corruption Bureau officials on Thursday arrested Bhukya Balaji, Head of General Medicine Department at Osmania Medical College on the charge of accepting bribe from students to pass them in examinations.
The accused on Tuesday informed a few students …

Modi charms, but BJP workers not sure of success in Telangana02 Apr 2019 04:44By Express News Service
HYDERABAD: Though the LB Stadium reverberated with the chants of ‘Modi, Modi’, the mood among the BJP ‘karyakartas’ who gathered at the packed arena was not that positive, with many believing that the saffron party will not make …

Modi, Rahul to campaign in Telangana on Monday31 Mar 2019 10:00Hyderabad, March 31 (IANS) Campaigning for next month’s elections to all 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana will gather further momentum with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi addressing election rallies in the state on Monday.
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Jolt to Telangana Congress as senior leader Sudhakar Reddy quits31 Mar 2019 08:48HYDERABAD: In yet another blow to the Congress in Telangana, its senior leader Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy on Sunday resigned from the party.
A former member of Telangana Legislative Council, Sudhakar Reddy is likely to join Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
He …

Jolt to Telangana Congress as senior leader quits31 Mar 2019 07:36Hyderabad, March 31 (IANS) In yet another blow to the Congress in Telangana, its senior leader Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy on Sunday resigned from the party.
A former member of Telangana Legislative Council, Sudhakar Reddy is likely to join Bharatiya Janata …

Lok Sabha elections: PM Narendra Modi to speak at Mahbubnagar today29 Mar 2019 04:47By Express News Service
HYDERABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address a public meeting in Mahbubnagar on Friday. After the drubbing the BJP received in the Assembly elections a few months, supporters of the party believe Modi’s visit could do …

Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi set to raise poll fever in Telangana28 Mar 2019 10:34The Congress is the main opposition in Telangana, where the party won 19 Assembly seats.
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing on Friday an election rally in Telangana, where the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) is on a high after last …

Outgoing TRS MP Jithender Reddy joins BJP27 Mar 2019 18:32Hyderabad, March 27 (IANS) In a setback to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), its outgoing MP A.P. Jithender Reddy on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after he was denied ticket for next month’s elections.
Jithender Reddy, who was leader …

PM to address BJP campaign rally in T'gana on March 2927 Mar 2019 16:31HYDERABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a BJP election campaign meeting at Mahabubnagar in Telangana on March 29, state BJP president K Laxman said Wednesday.
"Prime Minister ji will address a public meeting at Palamuru (Mahabubnagar) on …

TRS seems to have clear edge in Telangana27 Mar 2019 10:38By Mohammed Shafeeq
HYDERABAD: Buoyed by its landslide victory in the recent Telangana Assembly elections and with opposition parties looking demoralised, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) appears to have clear edge as it aims to make a clean sweep in …

TRS floor leader Jithender Reddy to join BJP27 Mar 2019 05:55By Express News Service
HYDERABAD: TRS Parliamentary Party leader and sitting MP from Mahabubnagar AP Jithender Reddy is all set to join the BJP. He will be inducted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a public meeting in Mahbubnagar on March 29.
TRS had …

Bigwigs from Telangana and AP file poll papers23 Mar 2019 03:40HYDERABAD: The election process picked up momentum in the two Telugu states with several candidates filing their nominations on Friday. With Saturday and Sunday being holidays, the candidates will have only Monday to file their papers as nominations end on …

Full list of BJP candidates for 2019 Lok Sabha elections22 Mar 2019 09:08STR/AFP/Getty Images
The Bharatiya Janata Party has released its first list of candidates contesting in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections which will be spread out over April and May and will take place in seven phases.
Prime Minister Modi will …

Modi stays with Varanasi, Shah's bid from Gandhinagar22 Mar 2019 05:00New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fight again from his Varanasi constituency while BJP President Amit Shah will make his debut in Lok Sabha polls from Gandhinagar, BJP leader J.P. Nadda announced on Thursday.
The Gandhinagar seat is currently …

Modi stays with Varanasi, Shah’s LS bid from Gandhinagar (Roundup)21 Mar 2019 17:36New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fight again from his Varanasi constituency while BJP President Amit Shah will make his debut in Lok Sabha polls from Gandhinagar, BJP leader J.P. Nadda announced on Thursday.
The Gandhinagar seat …

BJP ignores Dattatreya for Secunderabad constituency21 Mar 2019 16:48Hyderabad, March 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party has ignored its senior leader and sitting MP Bandaru Dattatreya for Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency and instead fielded G. Kishan Reddy.
Dattatreya, also a former union minister, did not figure in …

Beleaguered Cong. manages to announce candidates before TRS20 Mar 2019 03:41Exactly four months after the shocking defeat in the Assembly elections, the Congress got its first act right by announcing its candidates for 16 out of 17 Lok Sabha seats in the State ahead of the TRS.
The list is clearly a mix of former MPs and those who …

T'gana: Rude jolt to Cong, DK Aruna to join BJP20 Mar 2019 02:51HYDERABAD: Even before the Congress could recover from the jolt of eight of its MLAs defecting to the ruling TRS, the grand old party has suffered a major setback with its senior woman leader and former minister DK Aruna deciding to join the BJP.
None …

Telangana Congress chief to contest from Nalgonda18 Mar 2019 20:18Hyderabad, March 19 (IANS) The Congress party on Monday night named its Telangana state chief Uttam Kumar Reddy as the candidate from Nalgonda Lok Sabha seat while AICC secretary Madhu Goud Yashki will contest from Nizamabad.
The Congress party, which had …

Temperatures inch towards 40 degrees in TS14 Mar 2019 04:22Temperatures in Telangana are inching towards 40 degrees Celsius and the highest of 39.3 degrees Celsius was recorded in Medak district on Wednesday, followed by 38.9 degrees C in Mahabubnagar.
In Hyderabad, the temperature reached 38.2 degrees C on …

LS polls: Congress stares at grim future13 Mar 2019 03:44HYDERABAD: The Telangana Congress has a herculean task on its hands of winning back the trust of voters in the Lok Sabha polls after tasting a humiliating defeat in assembly elections. Making matters worse for Congress, the TRS has been successful in …

TS DEECET 2019: Online application process begins, how to apply12 Mar 2019 10:29TS DEECET 2019: The last date to apply online is April 4, 2019.
TS DEECET 2019: The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Telangana, has invited candidates to apply for Diploma in Elementary Education Common Entrance Test (DEECET) …

9 Telangana MPs did not introduce a single private member’s bill11 Mar 2019 10:58HYDERABAD: The 17 member’s of Parliament from Telangana together introduced 38 private members bills in the 16th Lok Sabha. While the average number of bills introduced by each MP at the national level was 2.3, the state-level average was 2.4.
At 10 each, …

TeG, for bridging tech gender gap08 Mar 2019 18:57Collector N. Satyanarayana inaugurated Technology Empowerment Girls (TeG), a digital library, at District Central Library here on the occasion of International Women’s Day on Friday.
The initiative is aimed at bridging the gender technology gap and …

Eight persons killed, 10 injured in van-bus collision07 Mar 2019 22:34Eight persons were killed when a mini van in which they were travelling collided with a Telangana State Road Transport Corporation bus at Mall, nearly 60 km from Nalgonda town, on the Nagarjunasagar road on Wednesday.
The exact reason for the accident was …

Missing Telugu-origin dentist found murdered in Australia07 Mar 2019 18:10A Telugu-origin doctor, Preeti Reddy, based in Sydney in Australia, was found murdered after she went missing five days ago.
The body of the 32-year old dentist, apparently killed by her friend Harsh Narde, who is also a dentist, was recovered from …

Telangana serial killer arrested after 16-year-long murder spree07 Mar 2019 16:51His modus operandi was to identify people carrying cash and strike conversations with them posing as a painter.
He allegedly committed his first murder when he was 16. Since then, Mohammed Yousuf alias Pasha of Vikarabad, now 32, has allegedly killed as …

At 36.2 degree C, Hyd records hottest Feb day23 Feb 2019 03:19HYDERABAD: At 36.2 degree Celsius, city broke last year’s highest maximum temperature recorded during February (35.1 degree Celsius), as it experienced its hottest day during the month on Friday.
Much before official onset of summer, mercury levels in …

Communist leader Nandyala Srinivas Reddy passes away21 Feb 2019 20:17Former legislator of Nakrekal Assembly constituency and a leader in the Telangana Peasants’ Armed Struggle – Nandyala Srinivas Reddy, 101, passed away at his residence near Mutyalammagudi here in the early hours of Wednesday.
A staunch Communist, he was …

Telangana CM KCR loyalists get rewarded with key posts20 Feb 2019 01:27HYDERABAD: Among the ministers who were sworn in on Tuesday, Balkonda MLA Vemula Prasanth Reddy and Wanaparthy MLA Singireddy Niranjan Reddy are considered to be close loyalists of CM K Chandrasekhar Rao.
Prasanth, who was made industries minister, did his …

KCR loyalists get rewarded with key posts19 Feb 2019 23:11Hyderabad: Among the ministers who were sworn in on Tuesday, Balkonda MLA Vemula Prasanth Reddy and Wanaparthy MLA Singireddy Niranjan Reddy are considered to be close loyalists of CM K Chandrasekhar Rao.
Prasanth, who was made industries minister, did his …

Woman, daughter flee from home18 Feb 2019 06:11By Express News Service
HYDERABAD: A 22-year-old woman along with her three-year-old daughter went missing from their home at Chandanagar on Saturday night. Police said Manasa, the woman, could have taken the decision to run away due to disputes with her …

T'gana: 7k domestic violence victims sought help18 Feb 2019 05:57HYDERABAD: In a worrying trend, a staggering 6,829 women facing domestic violence across the state, approached state government over the past one year, seeking support and intervention.
A total of 3,988 cases were registered in nine sakhi centers (one stop …

Two new districts come into being in Telangana17 Feb 2019 10:18Hyderabad: The number of districts in Telangana rose to 33 with two new districts coming into being on Sunday.
A final notification was issued by the Revenue Department about the creation of two new districts - Mulugu and Narayanpet.
While Mulugu has been …

T'gana: 79 babies died in Shishugruhas in 4.5 yrs12 Feb 2019 03:33HYDERABAD: Newborn babies are dying in state-run homes with 79 infant deaths reported in four-and-half years, worrying authorities with 63 of them turning out to be girls at a time when the government is being questioned for a skewed sex ratio.
While …

Uttam Kumar Reddy appointed TPCC chairman03 Feb 2019 04:46HYDERABAD: The Congress has started to prepare the ground for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections with the appointment of Telangana Congress president N Uttam Kumar Reddy as Pradesh Election Committee (PEC) chairman.
Though a section of leaders have been …

Uttam appointed TPCC chairman02 Feb 2019 23:20Hyderabad: The Congress has started to prepare the ground for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections with the appointment of Telangana Congress president N Uttam Kumar Reddy as Pradesh Election Committee (PEC) chairman.
Though a section of leaders have been …

Janardhan axed from HMDA commissioner’s post29 Jan 2019 02:23HYDERABAD: A day before Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) commissioner B Janardhan Reddy was to return from his US visit and report back to work, the state government shunted him out on Monday.
While officials were tightlipped over the …

Palamuru Lift Irrigation project gets environment clearance25 Jan 2019 19:19Hyderabad: The Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change has provided final forest clearance to the second phase of the Palamuru-Ranga Reddy Lift Irrigation Project, in a relief to the Telangana state government.
Central forest deputy …

For KCR, winning Mahabubnagar a matter of prestige06 Dec 2018 19:04Telangana chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao was elected to Parliament from Mahabubnagar. Photo: PTI
Mahabubnagar (Telangana): One hundred km away from the sights and sounds of plush Hi-Tech city, the main business district of Hyderabad, lies Mahabubnagar …

City Union Bank opens new branch at Mahabubnagar20 Jun 2018 07:16City Union Bank Ltd has opened new branch at Mahabubnagar-509001 in Telangana state on 20th June 2018.
The branch is located at - Door No. 8-6-241/D/2, Near Krishna Arch, Padmavathi Colony, Mahabubnagar-509001, Telangana State.
Shares of CITY UNION …

Telangana: Mahabubnagar sports school still on paper12 Jun 2018 01:45Express News Service
MAHABUBNAGAR: With the State government sanctioning an athletics sports school for the district, sportspersons —who had asked the authorities to start the school at the earliest—seem to be a happy lot.
Chairman of Sports Authority of …

700 year old banyan tree trunk uprooted in Mahabubnagar19 Dec 2017 01:31Hyderabad: One of the trunks of the legendary 700-year-old Pillalamarri banyan tree snapped and got uprooted from the ground on Sunday in Mahabubnagar. Reportedly, the Banyan tree has been affected by fungal infestation since many years due to human …

KCR to work as ‘coolie’ in Mahabubnagar on April 1914 Apr 2017 18:01Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao will work as ‘Gulabi Coolie’ as part of ‘Shramadanam’ programme in Mahabubnagar district on April 19 to raise funds for TRS public meeting.
Speaking to media persons here on Friday, Palakurthy MLA E Dayakar Rao informed …

KCR promises overall development of old Mahabubnagar district29 Mar 2017 17:54Chief Minister Sri K Chandrashekhar Rao has declared that a comprehensive water policy is being implemented to make Palamur district, which was neglected and discriminated against under the United AP rule, into a very fertile land.
The Chief Minister made …